Think Pair Share Your first crush Who was

Think, Pair, Share… • Your first crush… – Who was it (come up with a fake name if you need to)? – When was it? – How did you act around them? – Does love make you do crazy things?

“The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant” By W. D. Wetherell

Theme: a truth/message about life and human nature that gives meaning to a story • • Themes are usually not stated directly. Stories can have more than one theme. Some themes are universal. Themes should be expressed in a complete sentence.

Conflict: A struggle between two opposing forces • internal man vs. himself—the struggle takes place in the character’s mind or heart • external man vs. an outside force—the struggle is against another man, nature, the environment, the supernatural, society

Allusion: A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art. Often allusions refer to a story associated with that person, event or place. • Allusions are drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.

Allusion: In this short story, there allusions to two historical figures: • Jackie Onassis • Ann-Margret

Jackie Kennedy Onassis Wife of JFK; famous first lady noted for her fashion sense & the pillbox hat; married Greek millionaire after assassination of JFK; led life of wealthy recluse.

From President’s Widow to Millionaire’s Wife

Ann-Margret A popular actress in the ’ 60 s

1960’s Version Of a Megan Fox

Background Info: When the narrator mentions the Dartmouth Heavyweight Crew, he is talking about sculling.

Vocabulary to Know: Denizens—inhabitants Pensive—dreamily thoughtful Dubious—doubtful Antipathy—strong dislike Filial—pertaining to a son or daughter Surreptitiously—sneakily Conspicuous—obvious or very easy to see Concussion—powerful shock or impact Luminous—glowing or giving off light Quizzical—puzzled or questioning

Which of the following sentences sounds like a theme? • Teenage boys often fall for older girls. • Teenagers often do silly things for love. • Boys are more self-centered than girls. • Bad decisions often “haunt” the decision maker.